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← Goods of folly and luxury made for the idle rich are not wealth but waste

17 connected korrents · 8 moments from 4 Nov 2022 to 8 Sept 2026.

Everything filed under happiness happiness Everything filed under ambition ambition Everything filed under motivation motivation Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Goods of folly and luxury made for the idle rich are not wealth but waste Goods of folly and luxury made for theidle rich are not wealth but waste WM William Morris — holds since c. 1883–1888 — tap for who they are Same subject: Individual appropriation of wealth is neither just nor useful; all belongs to all — tap to centre the map on it Individual appropriation of wealthis neither just nor useful; allbelongs to all PK Peter Kropotkin — holds since c. 1892 — tap for who they are Same subject: Riches are good because they can do good, provided no one is made miserable by them — tap to centre the map on it Riches are good because they can dogood, provided no one is mademiserable by them TP Thomas Paine — holds since c. 1795–1797 — tap for who they are Same subject: Work that is a burden and a slavery cannot produce art, only bare utility or sham — tap to centre the map on it Work that is a burden and a slaverycannot produce art, only bareutility or sham WM William Morris — holds since c. 1883–1888 — tap for who they are Same subject: Money someone will never spend is not really their own. — tap to centre the map on it Money someone will never spend isnot really their own. Last stated 2 months ago 8 Sept 2026 NM Nick Maggiulli — holds since 2026-09-08 — tap for who they are Same subject: Whatever a person's success or wealth, there is no excuse for wasting time. — tap to centre the map on it Whatever a person's success orwealth, there is no excuse forwasting time. Last stated 3 years ago 16 Apr 2024 KG Kapil Gupta — holds since 2024-04-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: External goods are desirable for the sake of the soul, not the soul for them — tap to centre the map on it External goods are desirable for thesake of the soul, not the soul forthem AR Aristotle — holds since c. 367–322 BCE — tap for who they are Same subject: Virtue does not come from money; money and every other good come from virtue — tap to centre the map on it Virtue does not come from money;money and every other good come fromvirtue SO Socrates — holds since c. 399 BCE — tap for who they are Same subject: If a fool stays a fool with any book, restricting books only deprives the wise — tap to centre the map on it If a fool stays a fool with anybook, restricting books onlydeprives the wise JM John Milton — holds since c. 1644 — tap for who they are Same subject: “Happy Juneteenth” is an oxymoron, since the promise it marks has been perpetually broken. — tap to centre the map on it “Happy Juneteenth” is an oxymoron,since the promise it marks has beenperpetually broken. Last stated 4 months ago 19 Jun 2026 RJ Robert Jones, Jr. — holds since 2026-06-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: A country may boast of its government only when its poor are well off — tap to centre the map on it A country may boast of itsgovernment only when its poor arewell off TP Thomas Paine — holds since c. 1792 — tap for who they are Same subject: A deep life is a good life — tap to centre the map on it A deep life is a good life CN Cal Newport — holds since c. 2016 — tap for who they are Same subject: A drop in agency is the earliest sign of burnout, arriving before you consciously notice you are burning out. — tap to centre the map on it A drop in agency is the earliestsign of burnout, arriving before youconsciously notice you are burningout. Last stated 3 years ago 10 Jan 2024 CH Cate Hall — holds since 2024-01-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: A founder who picks an idea because the market wants it will give up, because nobody can persist at something that was never important to them. — tap to centre the map on it A founder who picks an idea becausethe market wants it will give up,because nobody can persist atsomething that was never importantto them. Last stated 2 years ago 19 Jun 2024 AS Aravind Srinivas — holds since 2024-06-19 — tap for who they are Same subject: A general inclination of all humankind is a perpetual, restless desire of power after power that ends only in death — tap to centre the map on it A general inclination of allhumankind is a perpetual, restlessdesire of power after power thatends only in death TH Thomas Hobbes — holds since c. 1651 — tap for who they are Same subject: "If you're not growing, you're dying" is truer of the person than of the company. — tap to centre the map on it "If you're not growing, you'redying" is truer of the person thanof the company. Last stated 9 months ago 25 Jan 2026 JC Jason Cohen — holds since 2026-01-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: A common-sense utopia is much closer to the present day than it is to the best futures actually available to us. — tap to centre the map on it A common-sense utopia is much closerto the present day than it is to thebest futures actually available tous. Last stated a year ago 3 Aug 2025 WM William MacAskill — holds since 2025-08-03 — tap for who they are Same subject: A company can run at a fast pace sustainably without constant overwork or undue stress — tap to centre the map on it A company can run at a fast pacesustainably without constantoverwork or undue stress Last stated 4 years ago 4 Nov 2022 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-11-04 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Goods of folly and luxury made for the idle rich are not wealth but waste Last stated c. 1883–1888 Holds William Morris Read this korrent →